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Organic Compounds many compounds are found in living things that contain the

elements carbon which is usually combined with other elements.


Inorganic Compounds do not usually contain carbons except for some exceptions
which are the cyanides, carbon dioxide, carbides, and carbonates.
Carbohydrates are a type of macronutrient found in certain foods and drinks. Sugars,
starches, and fiber are carbohydrates. Carbohydrates are converted to energy used to
support bodily functions and physical activity. Carbohydrates are found in a wide array
of both healthy and unhealthy foods—bread, beans, milk, popcorn, potatoes, cookies,
spaghetti, soft drinks, corn, and cherry pie. They also come in a variety of forms. The
most common and abundant forms are sugars, fibers, and starches. Obesity (too
much), malnutrition (too little).
Lipids
Lipids are fatty compounds that perform a variety of functions in your body. They're part
of your cell membranes and help control what goes in and out of your cells. They help
with moving and storing energy, absorbing vitamins and making hormones. Fats, oils,
waxes, and sterols are collectively known as lipids. Like the carbohydrates, the true fats
contain only carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. The molecules of such a lipid are made up
of a glycerol molecule with three fatty acid molecules attached to it. This kind of lipid is
also called a triglyceride. Foods rich in oils include salad dressing, olives,
avocados, peanut butter, nuts, seeds, and some fish. Hyperlipidemia (high
cholesterol) is an excess of lipids or fats in your blood. This can increase your risk of
heart attack and stroke because blood can't flow through your arteries easily. you may
notice symptoms such as dry rashes, hair loss, a weaker immune system, and
issues related to vitamin deficiencies.

Proteins
Are made up of building blocks called amino acids. Your body uses them to make new
proteins, such as muscle and bone, and other compounds such as enzymes and
hormones. It can also use them as an energy source. Proteins are important since it is
what helps your body to repair cells and make new ones. Antibodies, Hormonal,
Structural, Storage, Transport. poultry – chicken, turkey, duck, emu, goose, bush
birds. Eating too much protein for a prolonged period can place a burden on the
kidneys, liver and bones, as well as potentially increase the risk for heart disease
and cancer. And over time, a lack of protein can make you lose muscle mass,
which in turn cuts your strength, makes it harder to keep your balance, and slows
your metabolism. It can also lead to anemia, when your cells don't get enough
oxygen, which makes you tired.

Nucleic acids
are large biomolecules that play essential roles in all cells and viruses. Nuclei acids
control the processes of heredity by which cells and organisms reproduce proteins. The
key nucleic acids are DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) and RNA (ribonucleic acid). Genetic
disorders occur when a mutation (a harmful change to a gene, also known as a
pathogenic variant) affects your genes or when you have the wrong amount of genetic
material. Genes are made of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid), which contain instructions for
cell functioning and the characteristics that make you unique.

Enzymes
Enzymes are proteins that help speed up metabolism, or the chemical reactions
in our bodies. They build some substances and break others down. All living
things have enzymes. Our bodies naturally produce enzymes. But enzymes are
also in manufactured products and food. All known enzymes are proteins. They are
high molecular weight compounds made up principally of chains of amino acids linked
together by peptide bonds. Enzymes are proteins that help speed up chemical reactions
in our bodies. signal transduction, Enzymes help the body break down larger complex
molecules into smaller molecules, such as glucose, so that the body can use them as
fuel.
Ligases- The Ligases enzymes are known to charge the catalysis of a ligation process.

Vitamins are organic molecules (or a set of closely related molecules called vitamers)
that are essential to an organism in small quantities for proper metabolic function.
Essential nutrients cannot be synthesized in the organism in sufficient quantities for
survival, and therefore must be obtained through the diet.
Vitamin E protects our cells from free radicals, boosts our immune system and helps
prevent blood clots. You can get vitamin E from sunflower, safflower and wheatgerm
oils, sunflower seeds, almonds, peanuts, spinach, Swiss chard, avocados and butternut
squash.
Iron is an essential part of building red blood cells, specifically hemoglobin, a protein
that bonds with oxygen to oxygen through the blood from the lungs to the cells
throughout your body.

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